whacking 1 of 3

whacking

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adverb

whacking

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verb

present participle of whack
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of whacking
Verb
The robot showcased exemplary skills with the bat, whacking the ball precisely in a rally of over 100 shots with human-like agility. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025 New York put the screws to its division rival on Tuesday, whacking nine home runs to cruise to a 13-3 victory. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 In the ensuing melee, an overly aggressive security guard makes the mistake of whacking Hutch’s young daughter on the head. Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whacking
Adjective
  • Autio points to Nokia, Finland’s one-time giant mobile maker, as an example of the pros and cons of the Nordic approach.
    Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • It’s shot in a field at dusk, there are people in all black outfits with giant orange ping-pong balls for heads playing table tennis.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Act quickly, as these tickets will be in extremely high demand, and prices may rise.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Really, there’s only one character onstage who commands an audience’s attention, and that’s Hines’ gum-smacking sister-in-law, who turns from antagonist to supporter.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle for most home runs in one season for a switch hitter after smacking his 54th dinger yesterday.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kohberger, 30, was sentenced in July to four consecutive life prison terms for murdering the four U of I undergraduates in Moscow in November 2022.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Soon after, the viewer meets Speck (Tobias Jelinek), notorious for murdering eight nursing students at a house outside Chicago in the late 1960s.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • China’s sweeping new restrictions, some of which won’t take effect until November, could deal a huge blow to East Asian economies, such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, which play critical roles in the global tech and artificial intelligence supply chain, as well as the auto industries.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Chiefs won a huge game, and Reid played a huge role in putting them in position.
    Sam McDowell October 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • No one, not even its writers, would argue that The Simpsons is at its creative peak anymore, but that’s largely because said peak was so damn high.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But damn if the Hostmaster General did not then go and do it.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, Lukes came through for Toronto once again, slapping a single into left field to cash both runs.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Lawrence attempted to go over the pile on a fourth-down snap from the 1-yard line, but Bolton greeted him there, slapping the ball away and forcing a fumble inches before the ball reached the line.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Casual killings at point-blank range, vicious motorcycle jackings, tossing someone off a building, assassinating the actual Mark Cuban (playing himself) — this, in the movie, is what the good guys do.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus earlier this month, returned to court Monday, sort of.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025

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